Chapter 6 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 6

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 6.17

समुद्रमुच्छोषयति वीर्येणान्यत्करोति वा। तस्मिन्नेवंविधे कार्ये विरुद्ध वानरैः सह।। हितं पुरे च सैन्ये च सर्व संमन्त्र्यतां मम ॥

samudramucchoṣayati vīryeṇānyatkaroti vā| tasminnevaṃvidhe kārye viruddha vānaraiḥ saha|| hitaṃ pure ca sainye ca sarva saṃmantryatāṃ mama ||

English Meaning

He can by his prowess dry up the ocean and do the other.* Rāma approaching thus with a hostile intention along with the monkeys, it behove you to devise such means as might protect my city and army. *i.e. bridge over the ocean.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)